I don’t yet properly understand the type signature of emotions, but they seem to be part of the structure of a mind, rather than outwards-facing interfaces that could be easily factored out (like more straightforward sensory modalities, such as sight).
I don’t know what you mean by this. You’re saying emotions are more fundamental to the mind than sight? I think sight is pretty fundamental. When your mind is randomly stimulated by your brain stem, it’s visions (dreams) you experience.
FWIW, I’d straight-up turn off all my conscious experience for the next two decades if it made me 5% more productive for those decades and had no other downsides.
I don’t know what you mean by this. You’re saying emotions are more fundamental to the mind than sight? I think sight is pretty fundamental. When your mind is randomly stimulated by your brain stem, it’s visions (dreams) you experience.
Why?